NAME

Text::UnAbbrev - Expand abbreviations and acronyms.

VERSION

version 0.03

SYNOPSIS

    use Text::UnAbbrev;

    my $unabbrev = Text::UnAbbrev->new(
        language  => q(pt_BR),
        domain    => q(Geography),
        subdomain => q(unidade_federativa),
    );

    my @expand = $unabbrev->lookup(q(SP));
    # São Paulo

DESCRIPTION

Text::UnAbbrev is a "dictionary-like" "domain-oriented" module.

METHODS

lookup

Take one or two arguments and returns a array with expansions found in dict()

dict

A hashref with dictionary. The first three hashref levels are language, domain and subdomain, fourth and last hashref level is abbreviation/acronym. Each entry ending in a arrayref of expansions. Normally, this arrayref contains only one element, perhaps, unfortunately, in the same subdomain, an abbreviation/acronym can have more then one expansion.

language

The language definition. The language definition adopted by this module looks like locale definitions ( pt_BR, en_US ...). If boolean-false, all languages are used in lookup operations.

domain

The domain definition. If boolean-false, all domains are used in lookup operations.

subdomain

The subdomain definition. If boolean-false, all domains are used in lookup operations.

EXAMPLES

Retrieve current valid values for ...

... languages:

    my @language = keys %{ $unabbrev->{dict} };

... domains:

    my @domain = keys %{ $unabbrev->{dict}{pt_BR} };

... subdomains:

    my @subdomain = keys %{ $unabbrev->{dict}{pt_BR}{DateTime} };

Consulting all dictionaries

Getting origins

    $unabbrev->$_(undef) foreach qw[language domain subdomain];
    my @lookup = $unabbrev->lookup( q(SP), q(with_origin) );

    # or create a new object
    my $unabbrev2 = Text::UnAbbrev->new();
    my @lookup = $unabbrev2->lookup( q(SP), q(with_origin) );

The output can be:

    [
        [0] {
            'Service Pack' => {
                'domain'    => "technology",
                'language'  => "en_US",
                'subdomain' => "information"
            }
        },
        [1] {
            'São Paulo' => {
                'domain'    => "Geography",
                'language'  => "pt_BR",
                'subdomain' => "unidade_federativa"
            }
        },
        [2] {
            'Santo Padre' => {
                'domain'    => "Grammar",
                'language'  => "pt_BR",
                'subdomain' => "pronome_tratamento"
            }
        }
    ]

FILES

./share/

Contains all dictionary data files.

TODO

• Improve documentation

• Expand dictionaries

AUTHOR

Ronaldo Ferreira de Lima aka jimmy <jimmy at gmail>.

SEE ALSO

• Lingua::PT::Abbrev

• DateTime::Locale::pt_BR

cpanm Text::UnAbbrev

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Text::UnAbbrev